Powerful learning and clinical decision support tools combined into one platform

1069 x Clinical Articles

peer-reviewed by AMBOSS’s team of 50 physicians

AMBOSS CME information and policies

AMBOSS animations

AMBOSS content updates

AMBOSS fact sheets

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal cavity

Abdominal examination

Abdominal hernias

Abnormalities of eyelid position

Achilles tendon rupture

Acid-base disorders

Acoustic neuroma

Acquired diaphragmatic hernias

Acromioclavicular joint injury

Acute appendicitis

Acute asthma exacerbation

Acute back pain

Acute bronchitis

Acute chest syndrome

Acute cholangitis

Acute cholecystitis

Acute coronary syndrome

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Acute heart failure

Acute kidney injury

Acute limb ischemia

Acute otitis media

Acute pancreatitis

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute rheumatic fever

Acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis

Acyanotic congenital heart defects

Adaptive immune system

Adenoid hypertrophy

Adrenal insufficiency

African trypanosomiasis

Age-related macular degeneration

Airway management

Airways and lungs

Alcohol withdrawal

Alcohol-related disorders

Alcoholic liver disease

Alport syndrome

Alzheimer disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Anal abscess and fistula

Anatomical terms

Anatomy illustration quizzes

Ankylosing spondylitis

Anomalies of the female genital tract

Antepartum hemorrhage

Anterior abdominal wall

Antiarrhythmic drugs

Anticoagulant reversal

Anticonvulsant drugs

Antidepressants

Antidiabetic drugs

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiplatelet agents

Antithyroid drugs

Antiviral agents

Anxiety disorders

Aortic dissection

Aortic regurgitation

Aortic valve stenosis

Aphthous stomatitis

Approach to the agitated or violent patient

Approach to the poisoned patient

Arterial blood gas analysis

Atherosclerosis

Atopic dermatitis

Atrial fibrillation

Atrioventricular block

Atrophic gastritis

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Autism spectrum disorder

Autoantibodies in rheumatic diseases

Autoimmune blistering diseases

Autoimmune hepatitis

Autonomic nervous system

Bacteria overview

Bacterial gastroenteritis

Bartholin gland cyst and abscess

Basal cell carcinoma

Basic calcium phosphate crystal deposition diseases

Basics of embryology

Basics of hematology

Basics of human genetics

Benign bone tumors

Benign breast conditions

Benign laryngeal lesions

Benign liver tumors and hepatic cysts

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign skin lesions

Benign tumors of the endometrium

Beta-2 adrenergic agonists

Biceps tendon tear

Bipolar disorder

Bisphosphonates

Bladder exstrophy, abnormalities of the male urethra, and webbed penis

Bowel obstruction

Budd-Chiari syndrome

Bulbar palsy and pseudobulbar palsy

COVID-19 (Versão em português)

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019)

COVID-19 (versión en español)

Calcium channel blockers

Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease

Carbon monoxide toxicity

Carcinoid tumor

Carcinoma of the penis

Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cardiac catheterization

Cardiac glycosides

Cardiac physiology

Cardiovascular examination

Carotid artery stenosis

Carotid-cavernous fistula

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Case 10: Back pain

Case 11: Dark stools

Case 12: Chest pain

Case 13: Chest pain

Case 14: Chest pain

Case 15: Chronic abdominal pain

Case 16: Trouble sleeping

Case 17: Forgetfulness

Case 1: Abdominal pain

Case 20: Decreased sensation in extremities

Case 21: Bloody urine

Case 22: Problems with swallowing

Case 23: Hearing loss

Case 24: Evaluation after a fall

Case 25: Knee pain

Case 26: Headache

Case 27: Fatigue

Case 28: Weight gain

Case 29: Fatigue

Case 2: Abdominal pain

Case 30: Sore throat

Case 32: Genital lesion

Case 33: Headache

Case 34: Vision loss

Case 35: Heartburn

Case 36: Fatigue

Case 37: Skin changes

Case 38: Ankle pain

Case 39: Shoulder pain

Case 3: Abdominal pain

Case 40: Dizziness

Case 4: Vaginal bleeding

Case 6: Pelvic pain

Case 7: Toddler with a cough and fever

Case 8: Altered bowel habits

Case 9: Back pain

Cellular changes and adaptive responses

Cerebellar syndromes

Cerebral venous thrombosis

Cerebrovascular system

Cervical cancer

Cervical myelopathy

Cervical osteopathy

Chalk Talk library

Chapman reflex points

Chemotherapeutic agents

Child development and milestones

Child maltreatment

Chlamydia infections

Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine

Choanal atresia

Choledocholithiasis

Chorioamnionitis, neonatal infection, and omphalitis

Chromosomal aberrations

Chronic kidney disease

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chronic myeloid leukemia

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic otitis media

Chronic pancreatitis

Chronic venous disease

Citric acid cycle

Clavicle fracture

Cleft lip and cleft palate

Clerkship guide

Clostridioides difficile infection

Cluster headache

Collection of dermatological disorders

Collection of orthopedic conditions

Colorectal cancer

Communication during residency

Compartment syndrome

Complete spinal cord injury

Complex regional pain syndrome

Computed tomography

Congenital TORCH infections

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital anomalies of the kidneys

Congenital diaphragmatic hernias

Congenital immunodeficiency disorders

Congenital neck masses

Congenital visceral malformations

Congestive heart failure

Connective tissue

Connective tissue diseases

Conservative treatment of fractures

Corneal disorders

Coronary artery bypass grafting

Coronary artery disease

Coxsackie virus infections

Cranial nerve palsies

Cranial osteopathy

Craniosynostosis

Craniovertebral junction anomalies

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Cushing syndrome

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Cyanotic congenital heart defects

Cystic fibrosis

Cytokines and eicosanoids

Cytomegalovirus infection

DNA replication and repair

Daily life of the intern

Decubitus ulcers

Deep neck infections

Deep vein thrombosis

Degenerative disc disease

Dehydration and hypovolemia

Dermatophyte infections

Development of the reproductive system

Developmental dysplasia of the hip

Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes mellitus

Diagnostic evaluation of the kidney and urinary tract

Diagnostic investigations in urology

Diagnostic procedures in gynecology

Diarrheagenic E. coli

Differential diagnoses of vaginal bleeding

Diseases of the lacrimal apparatus

Diseases of the lens

Diseases of the retina

Diseases of the salivary glands

Diseases of the uvea

Diseases of the vitreous body

Disorders of sex development

Disorders of the glans penis and foreskin

Disorders of the visual pathway

Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders

Dissection of the carotid and the vertebral artery

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Dissociative disorders

Distal radius fractures

Diverticular disease

Duodenal atresia and stenosis

Dupuytren contracture

Eating disorders

Ectopic pregnancy

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Marfan syndrome

Elbow dislocation

Electroconvulsive therapy

Electrolyte repletion

Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation

Elevated intracranial pressure and brain herniation

Elimination disorders

Emotional and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents

Endometrial cancer

Endophthalmitis

Environmental pathology

Enzymes and biocatalysis

Epidural hematoma

Erection and ejaculation disorders

Erythema multiforme

Erythema nodosum

Erythrocyte morphology and hemoglobin

Esophageal atresia

Esophageal barium swallow

Esophageal cancer

Esophageal diverticula

Esophageal hypermotility disorders

Esophageal perforation

Examination of the eye

Facial nerve palsy

Family medicine clerkship

Febrile seizures

Female reproductive organs

Female sex hormones

Femoral neck abnormalities

Femoral shaft fracture

Fibromuscular dysplasia

Finger infections

Finger injuries

Fitness to fly and inflight medical events

Focal seizures and syndromes

Folate deficiency

Foot deformities

Forearm, wrist, and hand

Foreign body aspiration

Foreign body ingestion

Friedreich ataxia

Frontotemporal dementia

Fundamentals of pharmacology

Gallbladder and bile

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Gastrointestinal perforation

Gastrointestinal tract

Gene expression and transcription

General bacteriology

General endocrinology

General histology

General mycology

General oncology

General osteopathic principles

General parasitology

General principles of fractures

General virology

Generalized epilepsy in childhood

Genitourinary trauma

Gestational trophoblastic disease

Giant cell arteritis

Glomerular diseases

Glucocorticoids

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Glycogen metabolism

Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis

Gout and hyperuricemia

Granuloma inguinale

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Guillain-Barré syndrome

HIV-associated conditions

Hashimoto thyroiditis

Head and neck examination

Health care system

Helminth infections

Hemochromatosis

Hemolytic anemia

Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn

Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Hemostasis and bleeding disorders

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Hereditary spastic paraplegia

Hereditary spherocytosis

Herpes simplex encephalitis

Herpes simplex virus infections

Herpes virus infections

Hirschsprung disease

Hodgkin lymphoma

Hormonal contraceptives

Horner syndrome

Human immunodeficiency virus

Human papillomavirus infection

Humerus fracture

Huntington disease

Hypercoagulable states

Hyperglycemic crises

Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperprolactinemia

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Hypersensitivity reactions

Hypertensive crises

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders

Hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Hypoparathyroidism

Hypophosphatemia

Hypopituitarism

Hypothermia and frostbite

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Idiopathic scoliosis

IgA nephropathy

Immune thrombocytopenia

Immunization schedule

Immunosuppressants

Inborn errors of carbohydrate metabolism

Inborn errors of metabolism

Incomplete spinal cord syndromes

Infection prevention and control

Infectious mononucleosis

Infectious rashes in childhood

Infective endocarditis

Inflammation of the eyelids

Inguinal hernia

Inhalational anesthetics

Inherited hyperbilirubinemia

Innate immune system

Inpatient management of hyperglycemia

Insertional tendinopathy

Internal hernia

Internal medicine clerkship

Interstitial lung diseases

Intestinal ischemia

Intracerebral hemorrhage

Intrauterine growth restriction

Intravenous anesthetics

Intravenous fluid therapy

Intussusception

Iron deficiency anemia

Irritable bowel syndrome

Ischemic stroke

Japanese encephalitis

Jaundice and cholestasis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma

Kawasaki disease

Keyboard shortcuts for AMBOSS

Knee ligament injuries

Laboratory evaluation of bone disease

Laboratory medicine

Laboratory methods

Lactose intolerance

Laparoscopic surgery

Large intestine

Laryngeal carcinoma

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease

Lice infestation

Lichen sclerosus

Life outside of the hospital

Lipid disorders

Lipids and their metabolism

Local and regional anesthesia

Local anesthetic agents

Local inflammatory responses

Locked-in syndrome

Logistics of US health care and hospitals

Long QT syndrome

Louse- and flea-borne diseases

Lower extremity osteopathy

Lumbar osteopathy

Lumbar puncture

Lymphadenopathy

Lymphatic system

Lymphatic techniques

Lysosomal storage diseases

Magnetic resonance imaging

Major depressive disorder

Major neurocognitive disorder

Male reproductive organs

Malignant bone tumors

Malignant hyperthermia

Mallory-Weiss syndrome

Management of bradycardia

Management of tachycardia

Management of trauma patients

Maternal complications during pregnancy

Mechanical ventilation

Mechanics of childbirth

Meckel diverticulum

Median nerve neuropathy

Medical history

Medication for Parkinson disease

Medication overuse headache

Meniere disease

Mental status examination

Metabolic syndrome

Metacarpal fractures

Mild traumatic brain injury

Miscellaneous ear, nose, and throat disorders

Miscellaneous mosquito-borne diseases

Mitral regurgitation

Mitral valve prolapse

Mitral valve stenosis

Molluscum contagiosum

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

Multiple myeloma

Multiple pregnancy

Multiple sclerosis

Muscarinic antagonists

Myasthenia gravis

Mycosis fungoides

Myelodysplastic syndromes

Myeloproliferative neoplasms

Myocardial infarction

Myotonic syndromes

Nasal papilloma

Nausea and vomiting

Navigating stressful situations in residency

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Neonatal jaundice

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

Neoplastic meningitis

Nephritic syndrome

Nephrolithiasis

Nephrotic syndrome

Nerve tissue, synapses, and neurotransmitters

Neural tube defects

Neuralgic amyotrophy

Neurocutaneous syndromes

Neurodevelopmental disorders

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Neurological examination

Neurology clerkship

Neurophysiological diagnostics

Neurovasculature of the lower limbs

Neurovasculature of the upper limbs

Neutropenic fever

Nipple discharge

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Non-opioid analgesics

Nonhormonal contraception

Noninfectious conjunctival conditions

Nonthrombotic embolism

Norovirus infection

Nose and sinuses

Nosocomial infections

Nucleotides, DNA, and RNA

OB/GYN: history and physical examination

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Obstetrics and gynecology clerkship

Obstructive sleep apnea

Occupational skin diseases

Ocular motility disorders and strabismus

Oncologic emergencies

One-Minute Telegram Archive

One-Minute Telegram Archive 2020

Oral anticoagulants

Oral cavity cancer

Orbital disorders

Organic solvent toxicity

Orthopedic examination findings

Orthopedic shoulder examination

Osgood-Schlatter disease

Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee

Osteochondritis dissecans

Osteomalacia and rickets

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head

Overview of antibiotic therapy

Overview of cardiac arrhythmias

Overview of palliative medicine

Overview of psychiatric emergencies

Overview of stroke

Overview of the head and neck region

Overview of the urinary tract

Paget disease of bone

Pain management

Pancreatic and hepatic surgery

Pancreatic cancer

Paralytic ileus

Paraneoplastic syndromes

Parasympathomimetic drugs

Parenteral anticoagulation

Parkinson disease

Parkinson-plus syndromes

Patellar dislocation

Pathology techniques

Patient communication and counseling

Pediatric fractures

Pediatrics clerkship

Pediatrics: history and physical examination

Pelvic and sacral osteopathy

Pelvic fracture

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Pelvic organ prolapse

Pelvis and hip joint

Penetrating trauma

Penile fracture

Peptic ulcer disease

Pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade

Perinatal asphyxia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Perinephric abscess

Perioperative management

Peripartum cardiomyopathy

Peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral nerve injuries

Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness

Persistent vegetative state

Personality disorders

Pharmacotherapy during pregnancy

Pharyngeal cancer

Pheochromocytoma

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors

Photodermatoses

Physical examination

Physiology and abnormalities of the pupil

Physiology of the kidney

Pituitary adenoma

Pityriasis rosea

Pleural effusion

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Polycystic kidney disease

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycythemia vera

Polymyalgia rheumatica

Portal hypertension

Postpartum hemorrhage

Postpartum period

Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

Precancerous skin lesions

Premature ventricular contractions

Prenatal and postnatal physiology

Preterm labor and birth

Preventive medicine

Primary biliary cholangitis

Primary hyperaldosteronism

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Principles of dermatology

Principles of medical law and ethics

Principles of transgender health care

Procedural sedation and analgesia

Progressive muscular dystrophies

Prostate cancer

Protein analysis

Protein-energy malnutrition

Proteins and peptides

Proton pump inhibitors

Psychiatry clerkship

Psychotherapy and defense mechanisms

Pulmonary embolism

Pulmonary examination

Pulmonary function testing

Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale

Purines and pyrimidines

Pyogenic liver abscess

Quality and safety

Radial head subluxation

Radial neuropathies

Radiation therapy

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

Rare inherited syndromes

Rare neurological diseases

Raynaud phenomenon

Reactive arthritis

Rectal prolapse

Renal artery stenosis

Renal cell carcinoma

Renal replacement therapy

Renal tubular disorders

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors

Residency applications

Resident reference sheet

Respiratory physiology

Resting potentials and action potentials

Restless legs syndrome

Retinal detachment

Retinal vessel occlusion

Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Rhabdomyolysis and crush syndrome

Rheumatoid arthritis

Roseola infantum

Rotavirus infection

Salicylate toxicity

Scaphoid fracture

Scheuermann juvenile kyphosis

Schistosomiasis

Scleritis and episcleritis

Scrotal abnormalities

Seborrheic dermatitis

Second-line lipid-lowering agents

Secondary brain injury and neuroprotective measures

Sedative-hypnotic drugs

Seizures and epilepsy

Septic arthritis

Seronegative spondyloarthropathies

Sexual violence, domestic violence, elder abuse

Sexuality and sexual medicine

Sexually transmitted infections

Shoulder and axilla

Shoulder dislocation

Sick sinus syndrome

Sickle cell anemia

Signal transduction

Sjogren syndrome

Skeletal muscle relaxants

Skin and skin appendage

Skin and soft tissue infections

Skull base syndromes

Skull fractures

Sleep and sleep disorders

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Small intestine

Soft tissue lesions of the shoulder

Somatic symptom and related disorders

Specialized nutrition support

Spinal cord tracts and reflexes

Spinal infections

Spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal stenosis

Spinocerebellar ataxia

Splenic rupture

Spondylolisthesis

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Sports injuries

Staphylococcal diseases

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Statistical analysis of data

Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Stiff person syndrome

Strain-counterstrain

Stress incontinence

Subacute thyroiditis

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subclavian steal syndrome

Subdural hematoma

Substance-related and addictive disorders

Sudden infant death syndrome

Supraventricular premature beats

Supraventricular tachycardia

Surgery clerkship

Sympatholytic drugs

Sympathomimetic drugs

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic sclerosis

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Tall stature and abnormally rapid growth

Tension-type headache

Testicular torsion

Testicular tumors

The cerebral cortex, meninges, basal ganglia, and ventricular system

The leg, ankle, and foot

The menstrual cycle and menstrual cycle abnormalities

The newborn infant

The placenta, umbilical cord, and amniotic sac

Thigh, knee, and popliteal fossa

Thin basement membrane nephropathy

Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Thoracic cavity

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Thoracic spine and rib osteopathy

Thromboangiitis obliterans

Thrombocytopenia

Thrombosed external hemorrhoid

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Thyroid antibodies

Thyroid disorders

Thyroid gland and parathyroid glands

Thyroid nodules

Thyroid surgery

Tibial fracture

Tick-borne diseases

Tinea versicolor

Tips and tricks for clinical skills exams

Toe deformities

Tongue conditions

Tourette syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome

Transfusion reactions

Transient global amnesia

Transient ischemic attack

Translation and protein synthesis

Transplantation

Trauma- and stressor-related disorders

Traumatic brain injury

Traumatic eye injuries

Trigeminal neuralgia

Tubulointerstitial diseases

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever

Ulcerative colitis

Ulnar nerve entrapment

Unilateral cervical lymphadenopathy

Upper arm and elbow

Upper extremity osteopathy

Urge incontinence

Urinary incontinence

Urinary retention

Urinary tract cancer

Urinary tract infections

Urinary tract obstruction

Uterine leiomyoma

Uterine rupture

Valvular heart diseases

Vascular dementia

Vascular physiology

Ventricular fibrillation

Ventricular tachycardia

Vertebral column

Vertebral fractures

Vesicoureteral reflux

Vestibular neuritis

Viral hemorrhagic fevers

Virtual histology slide box

Virtual histopathology slide box

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding of the newborn

Volvulus and intestinal malrotation

Von Willebrand disease

Vulvar and vaginal cancer

Wallenberg syndrome

Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome

Wound treatment

Zika virus infection

Zoonotic diseases

Trusted medical expertise in seconds.

Access 1,000+ clinical and preclinical articles. Find answers fast with the high-powered search feature and clinical tools.

Try free for 5 days

Evidence-based content, created and peer-reviewed by physicians. Read the disclaimer.